The founder of Persian-language Gem TV Saeed Karimian was shot dead in Istanbul. According to Doğan news agency, Karimians car was stopped by a Jeep and shots were fired. The Jeep was later found abandoned and burned.Initial police findings point to a financial disagreement as the motive for the assassination.Irans government has accused Gem TVs satellite channels of promoting Western values. A Tehran court tried Karimian in absentia last year for acting against national security.Apr 30, 2017

Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of missing child Madeleine McCann have spoken ahead of the 10th anniversary of their daughters disappearance. In an interview with the BBC to mark the occasion, the couple spoke of their continuing hope that Maddie will be found alive.Apr 30, 2017

US President Donald Trump took part in a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, 29 April instead of attending the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday becoming the first American president to miss the event since Ronald Reagan in 1981, who was hospitalized at the time.Apr 30, 2017